[ambrose]

Police say Fluppy was barking and approached Officer Cory Forister, so he shot the dog. He says he had to protect himself. Bixby Police say the procedure for handling animals depends on the circumstance and are investigating.

We know how deadly Golden Retrievers can be.

[garandgal]

You took the words out of my mouth. Stories abound of people mauled by golden retrievers.

This officer seems to have serious decision-making issues.

Now awaiting the predictable "any dog can be dangerous" posts. Best to shoot before attempting to befriend, just in case. After all, the officer just wants to "go home to his family" without having been nipped at by a dog.

[JRandomFreeper]

It's a training issue. The cops aren't trained to deal with dogs. Even mean and nasty ones. I'm glad the person lived. I wish the dog had lived. I hope the department decides to get some training for it's officers.

The first thing any officer or child needs to learn is that the human species is the most deadly of ALL the species. Dogs know that. They smell us everywhere, and we bring home SUVs loaded with chicken, beef, and pork thirty minutes after we left. For dogs, we're the uber-hunters.

Take the high road, and you never have to fear a dog.

/john

[FreedomPoster]

>>We know how deadly Golden Retrievers can be.

Especially when tied to a fence. Just damn.

[metesky]

Yeah, you might get licked to death, or even worse, beaten to death by a wagging tail...

[Travis McGee]

Officers Uber Alles.